should i use oil with the stone to sharpen?
17177
You should not use oil with this type of sharpener. The youtube website has a few good videos on this sharpener.
17178
I will get back to you on that later today. I have no idea, my dad and another family member each have one so I need to ask them. Let ya know in a few hours.
17179
You should not use oil with this type of sharpener.The youtube website has a few good videos on this sharpener.
17180
I would think water is fine. The idea is removing grit, not pasting it in. Water also cools down the process.
17181
I use honing fluid with the diamond stone. It will keep the filings from building up in the stone.
210814
Yes. If it is steel it can be sharpened. Your flat edged chisels will see the best results. If you are putting on the edge from bad damage or some such, then use the corse stone and work your way to the medium grit and then fine grit. If you are just honing the edge start with the medium grit. Your rounded tip chisel will require a little more attention to detail but should still give you a good edge. HIH.
1763535
The basic purpose of a "honing oil" is to help remove or manage the metal that is being stripped from the objects edge. Therefore, if you don't mind brushing off the stripped metal from the stone USE IT DRY. Otherwise use an oil or water and stick with it. Don't switch back and forth. Good luck!
833217
No the 3--n-1 oil is thicker &for; lubricating and moving parts and metal parts on metal the honing open the pores in the sharpening stone so that you get a better grit when sharpening tools knives and other edges
2066307
Put it in water. Once soaked it will sharpen knife.Do not ever use sharpening oil.It is a water stone.Careful it does sharpen knife quickly .Good luck.
1667740
I would soak a new stone in water and use that to sharpen kitchen knives with. I bought this oil to use with a stone to sharpen an axe and will be using it on wood but your knife will be cutting food so I would use water for your stone.
323442
I have talked to Evolution about the blades ect and they never once mentioned using oil- neither does any literature. I would give their customer care a call- great folks-know their stuff and had great recommendations( and not the "buy my product type") on use of the product. I called to ask if I could cut stone with mine- they said yes with the proper blade :) worked out great.
1456642
Do not put oil on it and it will not have an odor. This stone does not need to be seasoned.
1534060
Yes. It is a very pourus stone that would get loaded with material without a lubricant. Also the slurry of stone dust and materials in the honing oil make the stone more efficient. I use either deisel fuel or mineral oil for most. This stone is really thirsty so I soaked it in mineral oil before use and keep it lubed up with more as I use it.
881203
See: http://morethanjustsurviving.com/sharpening-stainless-steel/Then you figure out for yourself which method to use. Oilstones have not worked well for me but the diamond method sounds the most interesting to me.
978336
There are a number of youtube videos that demonstrate how to use a stone like this. None of them are really wrong so pick one you like and use it. The most important thing is to be consistent. Keep your blade consistently angled and you can't go wrong.
933175
I've been having good results by using vegetable cooking oil for my kitchen knives. Additionally I rinse several times during sharpening to keep grit down. It's a cheap stone so I don't care if the oil breaks it down or anything.
1252669
So far I have only used the honing oil provided by Smith. But any light weight oil will work quite satisfactorily. This is a good quality stone and will create an excellent.knife edge. It will require some patience to learn how to maintain the same sharpening angle with each stroke. Good luck.
919125
I soaked it for about 5 minutes before starting to sharpen. Also while sharpening if the stone looked dry I soaked it for another 5 minutes.
1796400
Depends if you have an wet stone or an oil stone. Spit just doesn't do it for a oil stone
1204741
Honing oil can be used on any knife. It helps "float" the shavings from sharpening to keep the sharpening stone working properly. With a KA BAR I would be careful because it could stain the leather on the handle since it is oil.
1285513
I use it primarily for honing and keeping the edge sharp. If my knife is really dull and I cannot get a sharp smooth edge with the ceramic rod then I use a stone to redefine the edge. I have found that using the ceramic rod after every two or three uses then I seldom have to use the stone.